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At empty train depot, Detroiters demand jobs
June 7, 2011DETROIT - They believe that if a negligent slumlord did what he was supposed to, the worst urban blight could be used to generate good jobs.
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Texas jobs vigil slams “free trade” pacts
June 6, 2011Labor activists are blasting the GOP "free trade" proposals to cut public workers' jobs and to lessen unemployment benefits.
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Socialists punished in Portuguese parliamentary elections
June 6, 2011The ruling Socialist Party was severely punished in Portugal's parliamentary elections on June 5.
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Bleak numbers: unemployment rate up, jobs scarce
June 3, 2011The unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May, up from April's 9 percent rate, signalling a pause in any economic recovery.
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Police riot in Barcelona
May 31, 2011Friday's bloody police action against demonstration in Barcelona's beautiful Plaza Catalunya has led to calls for the resignation of the center-right government of Catalonia.
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